Legal Opinion
Betts v. Hitchcock
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 9, 1946No. 5734PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PITTS, Chief Justice.
Appellee, Elizabeth Hitchcock, sued appellant, E. C. Betts, D/B/A Betts Automotive Service, for damages done to her automobile which she alleged was returned to her in a damaged condition several days after she had parked it at Betts’ parking lot.
The trial was to a jury on special issues, the only issues pertinent to this appeal being those concerning a reasonable market value of the automobile in Dallas County, Texas, at the time appellee left it with appellant on August 2, 1945, and at the time it was later returned to appellee by the sheriff of Hopkins County, Texas.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Fugate v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1945
- Ross Produce Co. v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1945
- Bowles v. Texas Liquor Control BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1945
- M-K-T Ry. Co. v. Jaffee Cotton Products Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1946
- General Exchange Ins. v. TierneyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Royer v. DeihlDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
- Ablon v. HawkerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1947